"I reached out with my left hand in an effort to catch the shirt. I don’t know what happened, whether I was pushed, tripped, shoved or stumbled," Rose said.

He then tumbled about seven rows down.

"I severely hurt my left shoulder and hit my mouth on the way down. Fortunately, I didn’t lose any teeth," he said.

While EMTs attended to Rose, family members noticed a boy in the same section being taken out on a stretcher. It’s unclear how the boy was hurt or his condition, but Rose believes the rush for T-shirts created a dangerous situation.

"It was pandemonium as far as I’m concerned," he said and suggested the Bruins stop the practice of tossing T-shirts into the stands.

"I think they should. I think they’re creating an attractive nuisance. Someone is going to be seriously hurt," Rose said.

'We take the safety of our fans very seriously and we regret that some were injured on Wednesday night," a spokeswoman for TD Garden said. "We apologize for not immediately connecting with those effected to offer our support."